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Oliver Parker

Career

Active from 1993 to 2023, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Funny Woman
Funny Woman
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oliver Parker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • British Comedy 3
  • British School Comedy 2
  • Girl Power 2
  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Oscar Wilde Adaptation 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

30
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 72
The Great Escaper
The Great Escaper (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Emily
Emily (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

Executive Producer

2010s

4 titles · average score 45
Swimming with Men
Swimming with Men (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Dad's Army
Dad's Army (2016)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Truth or Dare
Truth or Dare (2012)
GoodWatch score 34

Editor

Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

2000s

8 titles · average score 46
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009)
GoodWatch score 33

Director, Producer

St Trinian's
St Trinian's (2007)
GoodWatch score 47

Executive Producer, Director

I Really Hate My Job
I Really Hate My Job (2007)
GoodWatch score 38

Director

Fade to Black
Fade to Black (2006)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Screenplay

The Private Life of Samuel Pepys
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys (2003)

Director

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Zoe
Zoe (2001)

as Julian

1990s

7 titles · average score 61
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Othello
Othello (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

The Big Game
The Big Game (1995)

as Charles Harman

99-1
99-1 (1994)

TV show · as Peter Smithers

Shepherd on the Rock
Shepherd on the Rock (1993)

as Simon McIntyre

Nightbreed
Nightbreed (1990)
GoodWatch score 56

as Peloquin

Nuns on the Run
Nuns on the Run (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

as Doctor

1980s

8 titles · average score 64
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Philip Ridgeway

The Ginger Tree
The Ginger Tree (1989)

TV show · as Michael Evans

Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
GoodWatch score 55

as Workman 2

Hellraiser
Hellraiser (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

as Moving Man 2

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Mark Calder

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Man at Butler's School

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Desmond Dexter

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

1970s

1 title · average score 66
Van der Valk
Van der Valk (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Bruno Duykers